Spatial Database Model for Transport Management Using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in Tigray, Ethiopia

Abstract

Transportation management and planning is a thought-provoking task to many developing countries, due to limited financial and technical resources. This is a critical problem too in Ethiopia, in Adwa city particular. The current road transportation in Adwa is not well managed, mainly because of lack of appropriate organization and access of up-to-date geo-information, leading to unhurried and depressed decision making. Due to the rapid expansion and urbanization developments in Adwa, the city instantaneously needs to develop a transportation management database, while optimizing its limited resources. This study was conducted by assessing the current transport management and planning activities, and then developing the spatial datable model using the available low-cost open source spatial database technologies, in order to improve it. Methods included, on one hand, the use of questionnaires, field survey, documentation and interview to identify the current status and on the other hand, use of UML to create a geospatial database model that will store road transport information. The study showed that with the use of low-cost, open sources spatial database technologies, road transport management and planning can be significantly improved.

Keywords: Road transport, SOA, spatial database, Tigray, Ethiopia

Cite this Article

Kidu Gebremedhin W/gebriel, Desta Luel Tsegay. Spatial Database Model for Transport Management Using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in Tigray, Ethiopia. Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS. 2017; 8(2): 1–14p.